Vinyl pressings
by Jim Reeves · 1963
The International Jim Reeves was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
PPRS - - 0939-3 S A HSide 1 Run-out Groove
PPRS - - 0940-3 S A HSide 2 Run-out Groove
(PPRS-0939)Side A Label
(PPRS-0940)Side B Label
PPRM-0937-12S HSide A Stamped (Variant 2)
PPRM-0938-12S HSide B Stamped (Variant 2)
PPRM-0937Side A Label
PPRM-0938Side B Label
PPRM-0937-10S I BP2Side A
PPRM-0938-10S I A2Side B
(PPRS-0939)Side A matrix
(PPRS-0940)Side B matrix
PPRS -0939-1 0 S A1 ISide A run-out, variant 1
PPRS -0940-1 0 S I A5Side B run-out, variant 1
PPRM-0937Side A Label
PPRM-0938Side B Label
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | RCA LPM 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | RCA LSP-2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2704 / RCA Victor LSP 2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2704 / RCA Victor LPM 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-2704 / RCA Victor LSP 2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-2704 / RCA Victor LPM 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor LPM-2704 / RCA LPM 2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | RCA Victor LSP 2704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | India | RCA Victor LPM-2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | RCA Victor 31733First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor SF-7577 / RCA SF.7577First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7577 / RCA Victor LPM-2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7577 / RCA LPM-2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7577 / RCA LPM-2704First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-390LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA LSP-2704LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-2704 / RCA Victor LPM 2704LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | RCA Victor LPM-2704 / RCA Victor LPM 2704LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-390LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 7577 / RCA Victor SF-7577LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | RCA Victor SF 7577 / RCA Victor LSP 2704LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of The International Jim Reeves are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1963 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-2704, released August 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-2704, LSM-2704, LPM-2704, SF-7577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PPRS - - 0939-3 S A H and PPRS - - 0940-3 S A H. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
